In this issue of CFWD we discuss:

  • NYSE Proposes Change to Broker Discretionary Voting Rule
  • NYSE Suspends Application of Minimum Stock Price and Market Capitalization Requirements
  • Court Denies Motion Seeking to Apply Supreme Court’s Stoneridge Standard to Primary Actors
  • Business Judgment Rule Applied in Dismissal of Derivative Action
  • SEC Raises Securities Transaction Fee Rate
  • CBOE Amends Obvious Error Rules
  • NYSE Members Must Continue to Submit “Reg. M Notices”
  • ICE Trust Approved by Fed for Credit Default Swap Clearing
  • ISDA to Open Big Bang Protocol for Auction Settlement of CDS
  • IOSCO Consults on Direct Electronic Access Principles
  • IOSCO Publishes Proposals to Enhance Commodity Futures Markets Oversight
  • CFTC Approves Electronic Filing of CPO and CTA Disclosure Documents
  • Obama Administration Announces New Loan Modification Program Guidelines
  • Federal Reserve Launches TALF, Removes Executive Compensation Restrictions and Revises Terms
  • Retirement Plan Loans to be Exempt from Requirements of the Truth in Lending Act and Regulation Z
  • FSA Issues Rules Mandating Disclosure of Contracts for Difference (CFDs)